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Have Fun, Do Good Video: Beyonce's Let's Move! Flash Workout for Kids

Have Fun - Do Good

At 1:42 PM ET today, hundreds of middle school students will do the Let's Move! Flash Workout together. Initiative with Flash Workout Event on the The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation And of course, watch the video , and get dancing!

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DIAGRAM Center

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). The goal is to be able to gain access to the same learning a sighted student would get from that diagram.

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ARHP Releases Two New Educational Tools for Reproductive Health Students & Professionals

Forum One

I've just been introduced to what look like useful new online tools for reproductive health students, faculty, and professionals, produced by The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP). Organizations can recruit students by listing program information online.

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How To Unleash Your Full Potential

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Act on the lightning, don’t wait for thunder : A flash of opportunity is first glimpsed long before the unmistakable tipping point of evidence; if you wait to act until others validate your vision, it’s too late. Question: You tell your students to think about who they want to be, not what they want to be.

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Raspberry Pi for Educators

Tech Soup

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. The Raspberry Pi was designed to help educators and students understand technology better. Need more RAM or USB ports?

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Why I Do Good: Starry Night

Have Fun - Do Good

I studied sociology, did a summer internship for the National Coalition for the Homeless , studied in Sweden for a semester (so that I could understand how their public policy worked), co-chaired Vassar''s Hunger Action chapter, and wrote a couple pieces about social-changey things for the student newspapers.

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Microsoft OneNote Gives Dyslexic Kids a New Learning Experience

Tech Soup

The Ordyslexie program, in combination with Les Ateliers du Bocage, has helped more than 1,500 dyslexic French students become more independent and confident in school. This program has improved academic performance and is loved by both students and parents. The copies are submitted on a USB flash drive or directly."